[口语]《What's the hold up》怎么塞车了？

kobe

A：Wow! What's the hold up?

哇！怎么塞车了？

B：It’s probably just people trying to get an early start out of the city for the weekend. Nobody sticks around in the summer.

也许只是都想在周末早先一步离开市区，没有人在夏天想待在这里。

A：Really? Then, I guess I won’t have a hard time finding a room or getting a cab?

真的？那我想我会很容易找到饭店房间和叫到出租车。

B：Actually, you might because there’s a big convention in town this weekend.

事实上那很难的，因为周末市区内有个大型的活动。

A：I’m not too worried about it. I always seem to find something.

我不是很担心，我每次都可以找到我要的东西。

kobe

重 点 解 读

1. hold up 举起，阻拦

2. sticks [stiks]v. 用杆支撑

3. cab [kæb] n. 出租汽车

4. convention [kən'vɛnʃən] n. 大会；活动

5. seem [sim] v. 似乎；像是；装作